The Italian international was linked with a move to us this past summer, before we landed Romelu Lukaku from Everton. The reports linking the 24-year-old to Old Trafford quickly died down after, and no offers were made.

It has been reported in that past that Belotti has a €100 million (£88m) buy-out clause in his contract and that the Serie A side would not be prepared to sell for any lower.

The report in Yahoo! has quoted Torino president Urbano Cairo from earlier this week, saying:

“It’s the market that dictates the prices. If Coutinho is sold for €160m then perhaps, if Belotti goes back to doing what he usually does, [his release clause] will be low.”

Andrea Belotti had a breakout season with Torino in 2016-17 by scoring 26 Serie A goals in 35 appearances, and adding seven assists. In 15 games this season though he only has four goals and has not recorded a single assist, making many wonder if he was only a one season wonder.

Regardless, we are believed to be considering a summer move for the Torino hitman. Let’s hope common sense prevails and that we don’t pay an absurd fee for a player who has not proven himself beyond one season nor played Champions League football.